Which piece of evidence, if found, would MOST strongly support the notion that hallucinations produce delusions?
A) data from a survey given to people with schizophrenia who reported that delusions typically occurred a few weeks after they had experienced their first hallucinations
B) anecdotal data from a clinical therapist who reported that his clients' delusions happened after they first experienced hallucinations
C) an experiment showing that people who were induced to produce hallucinations were more likely to develop delusions afterward
D) a pharmaceutical study showing that a new investigational drug reduced both hallucinations and delusions

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C) provides direct experimental evidence linking the induction of hallucinations to the subsequent development of delusions, which strongly supports the causal relationship between the two phenomena.

Which Piece of Evidence, If Found, Would MOST Strongly Support